Texas Historical Marker

Holderness-Aiken House

Granbury · Hood County · placed 1975 · Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Hood County, Texas

The story

Contractor E.J. Holderness, credited with building numerous Victorian structures in Granbury, erected this home for his own family, in 1896. The front porch features intricate Eastlake style decoration.

Enlarged before 1910, the one story frame house was occupied by Holderness until 1913. It was acquired in 1926 by Mary Narcissa Rylee (Mrs. Ed) Aiken (1856-1931), member of a Pioneer Hood County family.

Her daughter, Mabel Aiken (Mrs. George) Bayer, has preserved the residence.

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